5 Tips for Replacing Interior Doors

As you casually walk through your house, you could spot more and more signs that the internal doors could do with replacing. Perhaps you have wooden doors which have warped or chipped over time, leaving your home looking less than immaculate.

It might be worth considering new doors of a different material – but, whichever material on which you do ultimately settle, how can you ensure that the old doors are replaced effectively?

Measure the existing opening

When you want to replace an internal door, you can choose to either have a new door placed into an existing doorway or remove both the old door and its doorway with it. At its easiest, this would perhaps entail you removing the current jambs and casing and fitting a prehung door.

In either case, get the right measurements for the door you need. The supplier of your doors might carry out a site survey to pin down the precise measurements and so prevent costly inaccuracies.

Select an appropriate style of door

What does your house look like as a whole? This can help you to answer the question of which door style for which you ought to opt. However, you might still need expert help in making a choice.

Fortunately, you might be able to get exactly that assistance from whatever company will provide the doors. One UK example of such a company is Bifold Shop, which you can phone on 01453 820892 to learn more about its PVCu and aluminum door offerings.

Aim to keep heat but spread light

Your chosen material for the door can play a big part in helping you to do this. If the internal doors are glazed, they can allow more light to enter dark rooms but still prevent warmth escaping or nuisance sound being audible through the surface.

It isn’t necessarily difficult to find doors that encompass sufficient glass for easy light transfer but are also strongly insulated. UK households can, for example, order bifold doors from Gloucestershire.

Consider whether to install the doors yourself

Would it be easy for you to install those doors without anyone else’s direct assistance? This could strongly depend on your DIY experience and how much you really know about fitting doors.